database

Definition of databasenext

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Recent Examples of database When over half of shoppers intentionally provide proxy emails or fake numbers to avoid spam and data exposure, brands end up building marketing strategies on flawed, unresponsive databases while alienating distrustful consumers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 Worldwide last year, 118 were involved in crashes, including 24 fatal ones, according to the Aviation Safety Network database. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026 Connect a diagram to Excel, SQL Server, or another database, and the visual updates as the underlying data changes. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026 The dictionary said that its experts monitor the 27-billion-word database, which draws from sources including social media, to create its annual list of words that reflect the ever-evolving English language. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for database
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Noun
  • The company can also expect litigation from shareholders, and possible regulatory action, if Huang or the board held back material information from investors (Nvidia previously denied the allegations of an affair to media outlets).
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • In the litigation brought by the Iranian immigrant advocacy group, at least a dozen Iranian detainees have said they’ve been contacted by Iranian officials who had knowledge of sensitive information on their asylum claims.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by Aamer Madhani and Cara Anna of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The article was accompanied by a sketch of Piaggi wearing Kee’s wool designs—it was drawn by Karl Lagerfeld.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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